Notice This!!! (Payne)

["The R*" Robby Sylk]

"Party Like A Rockstar" begins to play on the speakers of the Joe Lois Arena as TakeDown returns from a break. To some mixed reviews comes one half of the Tag Team Champions, Robby Sylk! Stepping onto the stage looking like a million bucks as usual, he's decked out in a big fur with his half of the Tag Titles draped over his shoulder.

BuZZ: Well, there goes one half of the Tag Champs, the "R*Star" is in the house.

Roach: It's been a few weeks since the team of Viewer Discretion got over the hump and finally captured the Tag gold, but...what's he doing here?

All questions would be answered soon enough as he steps into the ring and is handed a mic to address the people.

Well, hellllllooooooooo D-Town! In you case you all haven't noticed by now, Robby Sylk, one half of your Tag Team Champions, is in the HIIIIIZZZZOUSSSE!!!

Now, some of you are wonerding probably what it is that Marky Marc and I are doing, what with this whole Tag Team Turmoil thing going down. We already know that Camden and Price are gonna be stepping into the ring at Solstice for a crack at these titles, and who else? Who knows...well, more like who CARES? It doesn't matter which team comes out on top, at the end of the month, VD is gonna be on top, just like are now...just where the hell it is that we belong.

That brings me to tonight. Tonight, I'm here because I'm not just gonna sit pretty until next week in MY hometown of Los Angeles, baby...oh no! Tonight, the "R*Star" wants some action and I know exactly who it is that I want to get in this ring.

JON. FREAKIN'. PAYNE.


With the name spoken, the crowd go wild...

Oh yeah, the hometown hero...Detroit's Finest, right? Then tell me you bunch of idiots, why the hell does he bill himself from NEW YORK now all of a sudden, huh? I tell you why that is...it's because Detriot frickin' SUCKS!!!

And now...a sea of boos.

My God, just how bad does this town suck? XWA is damn the most entertaining thing that's EVER gonna happen in this building ALL DAMN YEAR. You call yourselves "Hockey Town USA"? Last I checked, Hockey Town was East Rutherford you knuckleheads!!! Ten Cups my ass, most of those were before you WERE EVEN BORN!!!

And don't let me start on the Lions, oh my!!! They've officially taken the Rams place as the joke of the NFL!!! Yeah, I said...they could BUY themselves a Super Bowl! It kinda sucks when your best sports franchise is a COLLEGE TEAM!

By now, the boos are deafening, but Robby is just getting a kick out of it all.

And just rolling around this town is freaking DEPRESSING. All the damn factories and run down buildings, and where the hell is RoboCop huh? ED-209? Clarence Boddiger? You know that saying nice place to visit but you wouldn't wanna live here? That doesn't apply to Detroit that's for sure. If I were born and raised in this dump...I'd wanna hide that from the world as well. I'd rather say I'm from...Vermont! Ha!!!

Roach: What is this guy's problem? I hope he's got a private security escort out of this arena, or else he's gonna be in trouble.

No, I don't blame you one bit for distancing yourself from these fools, but hey...I know you're here, why not come on out here and tell us all what's up, huh? Come on down!

[Jon Payne]

Doesn't take long at all for "Red Sam" by Flyleaf to play in immediate response. To the stage comes Jon Payne, mic in hand wearing his brand new "Evolution" T (see sig ;D ). The fans cheer on, and he stands there with a little bit of a puzzled look on his face.

Robby Sylk. Tag Team Champion. 2007 Soul Survivor. You've had a good run here in the XWA haven't you? Well...you what? I don't quite hear as many cheers from these fans as I normally would because you my friend posed and interesting point. They do bill from New York City nowadays, I'll give you that...

And in a rare instance, Payne is booed?

But that's only because NYC is where I rest my head. Where I pay my bills and where I run my business. Detroit is the city where I grew up in. This is the town that I will ALWAYS call home because it reminds me a lot of myself. These people here are some of the strongest spirited, hard working Americans that you will ever see in your entire life!

Those boos didn't last too long now did they?

There's no way that I could expect for a silver spoon fed rich boy like you to ever understand what hard work is all about...at least not until tonight that is. You wanna call me out? It's pretty damn clear to me then that you DO want to work hard for those XWA dollars then pal. This isn't Tag wrestling. You're not gonna have Marcus Devine to back you up in the blue corner...all your gonna have is me standing in the opposite corner, giving you a rough reminder of how things are when you have to put your own work in.

You know something, you remind me of that Angel Fyre jack-off. How he came out here last week and basically talked out of his ass for about 20 years, then wound up being the first man eliminated in that Battle Royal. Guys like are all the same...you talk the talk but you can't walk the walk. I hope he's somewhere watching this, because after I kick your ass tonight I might very well throw him a bone and lay him out in the middle of that ring. Just another ego shattered by "Mr. Momentum Killer". I think your mouth just wrote that proverbial check if you ask me...

["The R*" Robby Sylk]

*Applause*

Wow dude, awesome speech there man. Way to pump up the crowd! Way to get the people back behind you, like that even matters a lick! You wanna talk about walking the walk, I think you already laid out the skinny on the R*Star baby. I am a champion, and I am the first ever Soul Survivor...guaran-damn-teed a spot in the MAIN EVENT at XGames. If that's not backing up what it is that I can do, I don't know what is.

There's something a whole helluva lot more important for me though right now, and that's rep. You got it in spades Payne, the whole damn world knows who you are. Dropping you for the 3 or the tapout is something that many want to do but few have the grapefruits to step up and challenge for. Not I said the cat...

Robby starts pacing around the ring...

You see, I'm here to prove that there are guys out there who are worthy of calling themselves "superstars". Do I have an ego? you bet your ass I do, and I have every reason for it. I'm not gonna need a weapon to beat you though. I'm not gonna need to sic some 400 pound freak or a tag partner on you either. I'm gonna do it in this ring, fair and square, one-on-one...and have another claim to fame that unlike some other people out there do actually MEANS something. And if I have to it here in your "hometown", hell...that makes it all the sweeter for me.

I don't give a damn about these idiots, the fans don't do a damn thing for me but help sign the paychecks cuz they wanna come out here and see guys like me get whooped by guys like you. Sorry Detroit, but I'm gonna have to disappoint you.

Lowering his mic he waits for Payne's comeback.

[Jon Payne]

Looking around to the crowd, Jon looks to actually be a bit impressed.

Well I gotta admit man, you do have goals. That's always a good thing, setting your sights on something you wanna achieve, but you beating me tonight is like the Kings-EITHER of them-winning a championship. You're out of your league, Sylk. I've been through wars, I've won the XWAWorld Title, and this if I'm not mistaken is about to be your FIRST solo match in MONTHS. You think you've got the dexterity to go on and on without a break? Without the back-up? Oh...you've definitely got my attention now, Robby...110% focus on you.

You're not going to be in that ring though with just any wrestler, I hope you're fully aware of that. If you beat me then that proves to me at least without a shadow of a doubt that you're worth all the press that you so desperately desire. I agree with you on one thing, there is something more important than the accolades, there's the business that is conducted in that four corner office you're standing in right now...but you see it all depends on what it is that you do it for. You do it for the "rep" as you say? Funky dory baby...I do it because it's what I do...

*grins*

...and I'm VERY good at it. Simple as that.

["The R*" Robby Sylk]

And you make it sound like your the only one who is, Payne? You wanna question whether or not I can go? Singles matches and Tag matches are one and the same, it's all opportunity. Take advantage of the disadvantaged and you'll go far, that's the name of the game. You talk about "dexterity"? I say this to that Jonny boy, you might have you're "Mr. Monday Nights" but in the R*Star you've got MR. ALL NIGHT baby!

That's a good thing for the ladies, but a bad thing for you. Showtiiiiiime!!!

And with those last words, Sylk's theme kicks up once more as more words are exchanged off mic it seems.

BuZZ: So, you think Sylk's bitten off more than he can chew?

Roach: I don't know if you can call this a mismatch, BuZZ. Robby Sylk DID beat the former National Champion one on one to become the Soul Survivor. We're just going to have to see how this all pans out later tonight...